FIT NYC Adjunct Faculty Pool - Entrepreneurship, Business Enterprise Area

About the role

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), an internationally renowned college of art and design, business and technology, of the State University of New York, invites applications for a part-time adjunct faculty position in the Business Enterprise Area of the Entrepreneurship Department, within the School of Business and Technology.

Responsibilities

• Teach the required 15-week class schedule
• Pursue involvement in professional organizations and maintain industry relationships
• Deliver relevant course material, assess student performance, provide guidance and assistance to students both in and out of the classroom, and submit grades on time
• Meet the college-wide core competency areas: Globalism, Instructional Design, Learning Enrichment, Professionalism, and Technology

Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications: Relevant degree and experience in business or entrepreneurship
• Preferred Qualifications: Professional capabilities in Globalism, Instructional Design, Learning Enrichment, Professionalism, and Technology

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills
• A commitment to quality education and student-centeredness
• Part of a collaborative team
• Informed of the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Leadership skills
• Experience in at least one of the following areas: fashion, design, illustration, fine arts, spatial or visual design, or production development or other creative fields

Skills

• Ability to teach specific business classes to students in creative majors
• Knowledge of the fashion and design industries
• Experience in entrepreneurial and business aspects of the fashion and design industries

Benefits

The UCE-FIT Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) governs the compensation, benefits, and conditions of employment. Compensation is $89.98 per hour based on minimum qualifications. The final rate, step, and appointment rank are determined by a candidate's ability to demonstrate that they meet the respective school's additional criteria for hiring "above the first step," in accordance with the CBA Adjunct Salary Schedules (pp 88-89).

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) provides comprehensive employee benefit programs designed to help keep our faculty and staff and their families healthy, safe, happy, and productive. Our programs also include a variety of components to help our employees improve the quality and balance of their work and family lives and to help them prepare for their futures.